# Best skip tracing services for real estate investors (2026)

URL: https://skipmatch.com/guides/best-skip-tracing-services-2026
Last updated: 2026-10-02

## Key facts

- Price: a flat $0.03 a record at any list size from 50 to 100,000 records.
- Unit: Priced per matched record.
- Minimum order: 50 records
- Minimum charge: Minimum charge $0.50 when any record matches.
- Single search: Single search: $0.10, charged only on a match, paid from prepaid credit ($10 minimum top-up).
- Prepaid credit: Prepaid credit expires 12 months after your last credit purchase, single search or credit-paid list, and unused credit is refundable on request within 90 days of purchase.
- Free tool: Check your list free at /tools/skip-trace-csv-checker. Check columns, split addresses and download a fixed CSV in your browser before tracing at $0.03 a record. No account needed.
- Subscription: None. A list order is paid for on its own by card or prepaid credit.
- Max per order: 100,000 rows or 50 MB per file
- Output: Up to 10 phones per owner, each with its line type (mobile, landline or VoIP), plus emails where found
- Sources: 3 core providers: idiCORE, Enformion and Delvepoint
- Not for: FCRA uses: credit, insurance, employment or tenant screening
- Prices last changed: 2026-10-02
- Last updated: 2026-10-02

Best skip tracing services by use case: for small pay-as-you-go lists, Tracerfy publish unit prices below Skipmatch's per-record price; for list building plus tracing, PropStream or PropertyRadar; for per-match billing, REISkip, Bulk Skip Trace or SkipMatrix; for very high monthly volume, BatchData. Skipmatch publishes this guide and is one of the services compared. Prices checked Sept 2026.

## Best for small lists paid as you go: Tracerfy

On a few hundred records, per-hit and credit pricing can cost less than a per-record price. Tracerfy publishes $0.02 per credit, 1 credit per hit on a normal trace, below Skipmatch's $0.03 a record. Each sells from a prepaid balance or credits, so the money is committed before the list is traced.

- Tracerfy: $0.02 per credit pay-as-you-go; monthly plans work out to $0.010-$0.014 per credit. A normal skip trace uses 1 credit per hit and an advanced trace 2 credits per hit. Purchased credits never expire; monthly plan credits reset each billing cycle. Advanced trace $0.04 per hit; Enhanced $0.30 per hit (15 credits); Parcel (APN) trace 5 credits per hit; Phone Intelligence 5 credits per hit; DNC scrubbing 1 credit per phone. Monthly plans: Growth $700 for 50,000 credits, Scale $1,500 for 125,000, Business $3,000 for 300,000. (tracerfy.com/pricing, checked 2026-09-25)

## Best for building the list and tracing it in one place: PropStream and PropertyRadar

If you also need property data and list building, an all-in-one platform bundles contact lookups into a monthly plan. PropStream's plans run $99 to $699 a month and PropertyRadar's $119 to $599, each with a per-contact rate on top of or beyond the plan.

- PropStream: Plans at $99, $199 and $699 a month ($81, $165 and $583 a month billed annually). Skip tracing is 12¢ per contact on Essentials, free through PropStream Connect (an add-on from $30 a month on Essentials, included on Pro and Elite); additional skip tracing on Pro and Elite is 10¢ per contact. (propstream.com/pricing, checked 2026-09-25)
- PropertyRadar: Plans at $119, $249 and $599 a month billed monthly ($99, $199 and $549 a month prepaid annually). Phones and emails are capped at 250, 500 or 2,500 a month by plan, then 8¢, 6¢ or 4¢ per contact. Included contacts do not roll over. 5-day free trial. (propertyradar.com/pricing, checked 2026-09-25)

## Best for per-match billing with no subscription: REISkip, Bulk Skip Trace and SkipMatrix

These publish a price per match and no monthly plan: REISkip $0.15, Bulk Skip Trace $0.14 down to $0.08 by volume, and SkipMatrix $0.14 to $0.06 per match, by tier. They differ on minimums and on whether you prepay a credit balance or pay per order.

- REISkip: $0.15 per match on its Bulk and Volume plans, marked as introductory pricing. Custom plans on request. (reiskip.com/pricing, checked 2026-09-25)
- Bulk Skip Trace: $0.14 (1-5,000), $0.12 (5,000-10,000), $0.10 (10,000-100,000) and $0.08 (100,000+) per credit, charged per match. Its pricing FAQ gives a whole order one rate by record count: orders of 1-4,999 records are $0.14 per match, 5,000-9,999 are $0.12, 10,000-100,000 are $0.10, and orders above 100,000 records are $0.08. New customers get their first deposit matched in credits. (bulkskiptrace.com/pricing, checked 2026-09-25)
- SkipMatrix: Per match, by tier: $0.14 for 100 to 9,999 records, $0.12 for 10,000 to 24,999, $0.10 for 25,000 to 49,999, $0.08 for 50,000 to 99,999 and $0.06 for 100,000 or more. One rate applies to the whole order. Custom enterprise pricing for high volume, based on a monthly minimum commitment. (SkipMatrix help center: how does the pricing work, checked 2026-09-29)

## Best for a phone and email append on a larger file: DataZapp

DataZapp publishes $0.03 per match pay-as-you-go with a $125 minimum order, and $0.025 or $0.02 per match on $1,000 and $2,000 prepaid plans. The minimum order makes it a better fit for a file large enough to clear it.

- DataZapp: $0.03 per match pay-as-you-go with a $125 minimum order, or $0.025 and $0.02 per match on $1,000 and $2,000 prepaid plans with no minimum order. (datazapp.com/pricing, checked 2026-09-25)

## Best for very high monthly volume: BatchData

BatchData, a data company that sells at scale through an API, publishes self-serve skip tracing plans from $2,000 a month for 100,000 records. A plan that size suits a team tracing tens of thousands of records every month, not a single list.

- BatchData: Self-serve skip tracing plans start at $2,000 a month for 100,000 records. (batchdata.io/pricing, checked 2026-09-25)

## Best for a fixed monthly allowance: Skip Genie

Skip Genie publishes $58 a month for 100 searches, then $0.17 a search. It suits a steady, small monthly flow of single lookups more than one large list.

- Skip Genie: $58 a month for 100 searches, then 17¢ each. Credits end when the subscription is cancelled. (skipgenie.com/join, checked 2026-09-25)

## Best for land investors who want parcel maps with it: Land Portal

Land Portal is a land-investing data, GIS and CRM platform with skip tracing on top of a plan from $59 a month. Skip tracing is $0.10 a record by default, and bulk tokens bring it as low as $0.05 or $0.04 depending on the plan.

- Land Portal: Plans at $59, $99 and $199 a month (Enterprise from $650; the compare table prints $59.95 and $99.95). Skip tracing is 10¢ per record by default, as low as 5¢ (Starter/Advanced) or 4¢ (Pro) with bulk tokens, and $0.015 per successful record on Enterprise annual plans; Enterprise monthly bundles include 10,000 to 100,000 skip traces. 7-day free trial. (landportal.com/subscriptions, checked 2026-09-25)

## Where Skipmatch fits: one-off lists paid per order

Lists of 50 to 100,000 records, paid per order by card or prepaid credit with no subscription. The price is $0.03 a record at any list size. Minimum charge $0.50 when any record matches. Each record returns up to 10 phones with line type plus emails, and its agentic skip tracing rotates between idiCORE, Enformion and Delvepoint for the best match on each record. Disclosure: Skipmatch publishes this guide and is one of the services compared.

## Published prices, checked 2026-09-29

Each company's own headline unit price, the unit it counts, its smallest order and its monthly plan. A lower unit price is not always the smaller bill: minimums and plan fees change the total, most of all on small lists.

| Provider | Price per unit | Unit | Minimum order | Monthly plan | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Skipmatch | $0.03 (any list size) | matched record | 50 records. Minimum charge $0.50 when any record matches. | None | Pricing page |
| BatchData | Plan only ($2,000 for 100,000 records) | record | $2,000 a month plan | From $2,000 a month | batchdata.io/pricingbatchdata.io/skip-tracingbatchdata.io/faq |
| Bulk Skip Trace | $0.14 down to $0.08 by volume | credit, charged per match | None stated ("no monthly minimum"; "Start with any amount") | None | bulkskiptrace.com/pricingbulkskiptrace.com |
| DataSkip | $0.04 at any volume | hit | "No minimum order" | None required; optional $9.99 a month membership | dataskip.io/pricing |
| DataZapp | $0.03 pay-as-you-go; $0.025 and $0.02 on prepaid plans | match | $125 minimum order pay-as-you-go; $0 on prepaid plans | None (pay-as-you-go or prepaid) | datazapp.com/pricing |
| Land Portal | $0.10 by default; as low as $0.05 or $0.04 with bulk tokens | record | A paid plan from $59 a month | From $59 a month | landportal.com/subscriptionslandportal.com/enterprisehelp.landportal.com: how to bulk skip trace |
| PropertyRadar | $0.08, $0.06 or $0.04 beyond the plan's allowance | contact | A paid plan | $119, $249 or $599 a month | propertyradar.com/pricing |
| PropStream | $0.12 on Essentials; $0.10 additional on Pro and Elite | contact | A paid plan | $99, $199 or $699 a month | propstream.com/pricingpropstream.com/skip-tracing |
| REISkip | $0.15 | match | 50 matches (Bulk plan); 1,001 matches (Volume plan) | None listed | reiskip.com/pricing |
| Skip Genie | $0.17 beyond the plan's 100 searches | search | $58 a month plan | $58 a month for 100 searches | skipgenie.com/joinskipgenie.com |
| SkipMatrix | $0.14 to $0.06 per match, by tier | match | 100 records | None | SkipMatrix help center: how does the pricing workskipmatrix.com/#pricing (calculator) |
| SmartSkip | $0.15 for bulk search | row | Not checked | Optional: free Basic, or Premium at $50 a month | smartskip.io |
| Tracerfy | $0.02 pay-as-you-go; $0.01-$0.014 on monthly plans | credit (1 per hit on a normal trace) | Not stated on the pricing page as fetched 2026-09-25 | Optional, from $700 a month | tracerfy.com/pricing |

## How to judge accuracy yourself

Every service's match rate depends on the list you give it, so a headline percentage tells you little about your list. A fair test:

- Take a sample of your own list, a few hundred rows, and run the same file through two or three services.
- Compare match counts, then how many numbers each match carries and their line types.
- Call or text a slice of each result and count right-party contacts, not just matches.
- Price the full list at each service's published rate, counting whether misses are charged.

## How this guide was made

Prices and terms were taken from each company's own public pricing page and checked in Sept 2026. Nothing here rates another service's data quality, and the use cases are matched on published terms only. Prices change, so follow the source links before you buy. See also the skip tracing cost guide and the full comparison of published prices.

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## Questions

Q: What is the best skip tracing service for real estate investors?
A: It depends on list size and how you want to pay. For small pay-as-you-go lists, Tracerfy; for building a list and tracing it in one place, PropStream or PropertyRadar; for per-match billing with no subscription, REISkip, Bulk Skip Trace or SkipMatrix; for very high monthly volume, BatchData. Skipmatch publishes this guide and fits one-off lists of 50 to 100,000 records paid per order.

Q: What is the most accurate skip tracing service?
A: No published figure settles it, because match rates depend on the list. The practical test is to run the same sample list through two or three services and compare match counts, line types and how many numbers connect.

Q: Which services publish a lower unit price than Skipmatch?
A: As of Sept 2026, Skipmatch is $0.03 a record at any list size, and these published unit prices are below it: Tracerfy publishes $0.02 per credit pay-as-you-go (1 credit per hit on a normal trace) or $0.01-$0.014 per credit on monthly plans from $700 a month; DataZapp publishes $0.025 per match on a $1,000 prepaid plan or $0.02 per match on a $2,000 prepaid plan; BatchData publishes a $2,000 monthly plan for 100,000 records, its smallest skip tracing plan. Units differ (record, match, hit, credit, contact), and so do minimums and plan fees, so compare the whole bill, not only the unit.

Q: Do I need a subscription to skip trace a list?
A: No. REISkip, Bulk Skip Trace, SkipMatrix, DataSkip and Skipmatch publish pricing with no monthly plan. PropStream, PropertyRadar, Skip Genie and BatchData sell skip tracing inside a monthly plan, and Tracerfy offers optional plans next to pay-as-you-go credits.

Q: Is Skipmatch one of the services compared here?
A: Yes. This guide is published by Skipmatch, and Skipmatch is one of the services compared. Every other entry is described from that company's own published pricing page, linked and dated.

Q: How much does bulk skip tracing cost with Skipmatch?
A: The price is per record: a flat $0.03 a record at any list size from 50 to 100,000 records. That is under 5 cents a record on every list. The total for the list is quoted before you pay.